diff --git a/android/scripts/update-lockfile.sh b/android/scripts/update-lockfile.sh
index a5ad50eef04f..126060bad5e9 100755
--- a/android/scripts/update-lockfile.sh
+++ b/android/scripts/update-lockfile.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -eu
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
 
-GRADLE_TASKS="assemble compileDebugUnitTestKotlin assembleAndroidTest lint"
+GRADLE_TASKS=("assemble" "compileDebugUnitTestKotlin" "assembleAndroidTest" "lint")
 
 TEMP_GRADLE_HOME_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 TEMP_GRADLE_PROJECT_CACHE_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ echo "Removing old components..."
 sed -i '/<components>/,/<\/components>/d' ../gradle/verification-metadata.xml
 
 echo "Generating new components..."
-../gradlew -q -p .. -g "$TEMP_GRADLE_HOME_DIR" --project-cache-dir "$TEMP_GRADLE_PROJECT_CACHE_DIR" -M sha256 "$GRADLE_TASKS"
+../gradlew -q -p .. -g "$TEMP_GRADLE_HOME_DIR" --project-cache-dir "$TEMP_GRADLE_PROJECT_CACHE_DIR" -M sha256 "${GRADLE_TASKS[@]}"